Jordan Staal was back at practice for the Carolina Hurricanes, but this time he was in a regular jersey instead of a non-contact one. For a player returning from a concussion, this is a significant step. I imagine he’ll need a few more practices under his belt before he’s cleared, but it looks like [...]
As far as news in the NHL is concerned, there really wasn’t a whole lot to come out on Wednesday. I’ll be brief: Detroit placed forward Martin Frk on waivers. Given the team is utterly devoid of talent save for a handful of players, this came as a bit of a surprise. Not that [...]
The Pittsburgh Penguins welcomed Evgeni Malkin back to the lineup after missing the last handful of games with an upper-body injury. He slotted on his usual second line with Phil Kessel and Nick Bjugstad as wingers. The team also tinkered with their power play, spreading the talent across two units rather than just one. [...]
The Nashville Predators are starting to look like the team many hope they can be, and that’s just largely a function of getting their players back. Viktor Arvidsson has put his injuries behind him, P.K. Subban looks great as always, and now Kyle Turris has returned to the lineup, suiting up on Thursday night. [...]
The Minnesota Wild announced that captain Mikko Koivu will miss the remainder of the season after tearing his ACL and meniscus in his right knee. He is set to have surgery on Friday and then we can probably expect some sort of time line. Koivu has one year left on his current deal and [...]
We had a big shake-up in Buffalo as Jeff Skinner was moved down to the second line to play with Casey Mittelstadt and Jason Pominville. The top line now looks like Sheary-Eichel-Okposo. How long will this last? No telling, but the panic button has been smashed. Mittelstadt is now also on the top PP [...]
Big news for the Penguins and their fans as Justin Schultz appeared and skated at the team’s gameday skate on Wednesday. He did so in a non-contact jersey but considering he’s returning from a broken ankle suffered three and a half months ago, it’s a very good sign. He’ll need a lot of time [...]
Winnipeg coach Paul Maurice told reporters on Sunday that Dustin Byfuglien hasn’t resumed skating so to not expect him back this week. The Jets play their final road game of their broken-up trip on Tuesday night before returning home for three contests. We’ll know more this weekend. * Taylor Hall was not skating in [...]
Late Tuesday night, the Anaheim Ducks got word that Ondrej Kase would be out for the season with a torn labrum. Recovery time could be as much as six months, which is significant, but it would also give him a couple months (hopefully) to train before having to head to Ducks camp. I suppose [...]
Arizona defenceman Oliver Ekman-Larsson is set to have an MRI Thursday which should help determine the nature and extent of the injury he sustained Tuesday night. We’ll have a better idea of what’s going on in the next couple of days. As a small aside: can we mention how good the Coyotes have been [...]
